Activity 16: express yourself
directions: think about the conditions the wakatsukis find when they arrive at manzanar. using the text editor, explain the situation so far. how do the children react to
manzanar? how is this different from the way mama reacts? why do you think that mama does not say anything about the problems she sees with the conditions? finally,
how do you think you would react if you were in the same situation? why? use evidence from the text to support your opinions.

For the strangers that came to town you will write a paragraph explaining the main conflict. you will also compare and contrast the perspectives of the protagonist and antagonist. view the grading rubric as you complete your assignment. this is your guide to a super submission. for this assignment, use the novel or short story you chose to read for module 5. write a paragraph explaining the conflict and the perspectives of the protagonist and antagonist. review the example in the lesson. be sure your paragraph mentions the title and author in the first sentence briefly summarizes the plot identifies the main conflict describes the protagonist’s perspective on the conflict provides a line of dialogue that the protagonist says to support your idea (text support) describes the antagonist’s perspective of the conflict provide a line of dialogue that the antagonist says to support your idea (text support) includes a closing line to summarize the character’s views uses correct grammar, punctuation, and spelling